Our Team
Executive Staff
Niketa Sheth
Executive Director
Carolyn Antonio
Director, Development
To Be Announced
Director, Finance and Administration
Yasmeen Hamza
Director, Community Programs
Alena Victor
Director, Residential Programs
Su Young Jung
Associate Director, Community Programs
Alexandra Hain
Associate Director, Human Resources and Operations
To Be Announced
Associate Director, Community Programs
Shan Huang
Associate Director, Residential Programs
Mary Caparas
Manager, Project Free
Kayla Chan
Manager, Later in Life Program
Sasha-Ann Frazer
Manager, Brooklyn Community Office
To Be Announced
Manager, One Again
Yu Wu Cao
Manager, Residential Programs
Kaori Nagao
Manager, Manhattan Community Office
Reema Sharma
Manager, Community Education and Outreach
To Be Announced
Manager, Legal Program
Rahnum Tasnuva
Manager, Helpline
Chia-I Lin
Manager, STAR Children & Youth Program
Zhong Zhuang
Manager, Queens Community Office
Board of Directors
Karen Elizaga
Chair
Executive Coach, Forward Options, LLC and Author, Find Your Sweet Spot
Narges M. Kakalia
Vice Chair
Partner, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC
Mika Tsugiyama Bouvard
Treasurer
Former Case Writer, Columbia University, Columbia Business School
Zal Dabhoiwala
Secretary
IT Auditor, Banco do Brasil
Yogesh Bahl
Board Member
Managing Director, AlixPartners
Deborah Chan
Board Member
Attorney, Law Office of Deborah Chan, PC
Ankur Keswani
Ex-Officio Board Member
Senior Managing Director, Serengeti Asset Management
Hoon-Jung Kim
Ex-Officio Board Member
Corporate Counsel, Google Inc.
Teena H. Lee
Board Member
Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Privacy at News Corp
Janet Akie Masamitsu
Board Member
Owner/Metalsmith, Janet Sterling Silver Design
Alexander Ong
Board Member
Technology Consultant
Nina Pineda
Board Member
Consumer Reporter, WABC-TV
Anika Rahman
Board Member
Chief Board Relations Officer, Natural Resources Defense Council
Cassidy Sehgal-Kolbet
Board Member
Vice President, Digital and Advertising Law, L'Oreal USA
Shelley Wald
Board Member
President, WAC Lighting Co.
Kyoko Waseda-Hida
Board Member
Director of Intelligence Operations, 514th Air Mobility Wing, USAF
Jarret Yoshida
Board Member
Interior Designer, Jarret Yoshida, Inc.
Young Professionals Board
ChanMi Park
President
Associate Director of Strategy, HS Ad
Tania Goswami
Vice President
Software Engineer, Compass
Ines Iskra
Treasurer
Freelance Consultant, CSalas & Co.
Pamela Rose
Member & Orientation Chair
Mandarin Teacher
Sia Moua
Donor Relations Chair
Manager, American Express
Joanna Chen
YPB Member
Director of Sales, uCloudlink
Maki Ebihara
YPB Member
Chief Technology Officer, Womp3D
Ravirag Gulrajani
YPB Member
Senior Engineering Manager, Tremor Video Inc.
Erica Lim
YPB Member
Program Manager, the Arcus Foundation
Shireen Saxena
YPB Member
Healthcare Consultant, KPMG
Caroline Shin
YPB Member
Journalist and Creator, Cooking with Granny
Cynthia Weaver
YPB Member
Senior Attorney, Manhattan Legal Services (MLS), LGBTQ/HIV Law Unit
Catherine Yan
YPB Member
Program Director, Time Inc
Jessica Yang
YPB Member
Investment Associate, WCAS
Sara Yoon
YPB Member
Founder/CEO, Pop Up Nation
